Karen Gabel

I am an experienced Counselor, professional Life Coach and the Founder and Director of Reach For Your Star . I received my coach training from The Institute for Life Coach Training which "trains great helping professionals to be masterful life coaches."™
I am a parenting coach specializing in coaching parents of special needs children.
My life experience includes parenting my son Nicholas who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy. I am a graduate of Temple University's disability advocacy program. I accepted a seat on Congressman Phil English's Disability Advisory Board and I am actively involved with Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
I speak and conduct workshops on numerous topics including life balance for families, life transitions, and the benefits of humor.
I am a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and an active participant in several ICF special interest groups including Family Coaching, Physical Disability and Chronic Illness, Life Transitions, and Retreat Coaches. I am also a member of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.
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How I'll Change The World
You'll change the world as an Activist ! Your philosophy? Make it happen! With your big heart and willingness to take initiative, it should be no surprise that you’ll change the world through your direct actions. While others might be more content working behind the scenes, a direct go-getter like you is more fulfilled by working on the front lines.
Willing to roll up your sleeves and get the job done, you know the world won’t wait for others. Whether you’re volunteering at a soup kitchen in your own backyard, or joining the Peace Corps to learn from and help others in developing countries, chances are, you know every individual can help make big change.
Find out how you will change the world.
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How I'll Find Fame and Fortune
Karen, you're likely to find fame and fortune in the Creative World . Talk about ideas! You're the type of person who's always coming up with a new way to look at things — wherever you are. And more than most, you're probably able to better express them in a multitude of ways — through writing, acting, sketching, jamming, painting, dancing, sculpting, filming, arranging...you get the picture.
Because you've got so much going on upstairs, your brain is never really turned in the "off" position. Heck, your dreams are probably even more creative than others. Here's the thing: You're the type who rises to the challenge of making something out of nothing — it's a skill not everyone has. So how about it? What's your next creative contribution to the world?
Maybe you'll pen the first rap opera. Maybe you'll join a rock-climbing, performance dance troop. Or maybe you'll discover a link between Balinese Batik painters and Picasso. However you find fame and fortune, we sense you'll be getting there by tapping into that uniquely-psychedelic-inventive-original-interpretive-express ive mass of creative gray matter.
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My Chemistry.com Personality Profile
You are a NEGOTIATOR/explorer .
You are a big thinker. You easily take the large, long view of almost any topic. You are comfortable juggling myriad facts. You tend to synthesize material easily and to think in webs of factors, not straight lines. You are imaginative and enjoy theorizing.
You are also socially savvy. You are good at both talking and listening. And you generally read people's faces, body postures and tone of voice accurately, so you tend to intuitively understand what people want and need.
You are also highly compassionate. You care deeply about others. So you sometimes make personal sacrifices to be a supportive friend or colleague. And you like to work to improve the world.
You enjoy new ideas and novel experiences. You are flexible, affable and open to adventure. And you admire impulsive, spontaneous people, despite your tendency to plan ahead.
You dislike conflict. You seek "win-win" solutions. And with your skill as a negotiator, you adeptly bring peace to the chaotic world around you.
You are a warm, insightful and often exciting companion.
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~ ♥ For Nick ♥ ~

Rest In Peace
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